Sanjiv Jaiswal is an Indian film director and producer who mainly works in Hindi films.[1]

Sanjiv Jaiswal
Born (1972-08-06) 6 August 1972 (age 51)
Occupation(s)Writer, producer & director
Websitewww.sanjivjaiswal.com

Biography edit

Sanjiv Jaiswal is from Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. He wanted to become a filmmaker since childhood. After completing his graduation, he came to Mumbai and established his own film production house. He produced his first film, Fareb, in 2005. His second film Anwar (2007) was written and directed by Manish Jha. His debut as a writer and director was in 2012, with Shudra: The Rising, which portrays slavery, untouchability and the caste system in Indian society.[2][3] Jaiswal was awarded the Best Director's Award for Shudra: The Rising in Dada Saheb Phalke Film Festival in 2013.[citation needed] The film was also nominated for the Boston International Film Festival (2013),[4]

In 2019, Jaiswal wrote and directed the Hindi feature film Pranaam.[5][6]

Filming for Jaiswal's sequel to Shudra: The Rising, called Bagawat, began in 2020.[7][8]

Filmography edit

Year Film Cast Notes Production house
2020 Quota (upcoming) Aniruddh Dave, Aaditya Om, Garima Kapoor, Uday Veer Singh Writer & director Rudraksh Adventures (p) Ltd.
2020 Bagawat (upcoming) Rajniesh Duggall, Vikram Gokhle, Shishir Sharma, Aditya Om, Aham Sharma, Suparna Malakar, Rupali Jadhav, Omkar Das and Krishha. Writer & director Rudraksh Adventures (p) Ltd.
2019 Pranaam Rajeev Khandelwal, Abhimanyu Singh, Atul Kulkarni, Vikram Gokhale and Sameksha Singh. Writer & director Rudraksh Adventures (p) Ltd.
2012 Shudra: The Rising Shaji Chaudhary,Sridhar Dubey, Kirran Sharad and Mahesh Balraj etc. Writer & director Rudraksh Adventures (p) Ltd.
2007 Anwar Siddharth Koirala, Manisha Koirala, Rajpal Yadav and Nauheed Cyrusi. Producer Dayal Creations (p) Ltd.
2005 Fareb Shilpa Shetty and Shamita Shetty and Manoj Bajpai. Producer Dayal Creations (p) Ltd.

Webseries edit

Year Name Cast Notes Production house
upcoming Ambedkar - The Legend Vikram Gokhale Writer & director [9][10]

References edit

  1. ^ "Saluting the spirit of 'khaki warriors'!". Hindustan Times. 10 May 2020. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  2. ^ "दलितों की दास्तान है फिल्म शूद्र द राइजिंग". Dainik Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  3. ^ "ABKM asks director to edit scenes from movie". Hindustan Times. 16 December 2011. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  4. ^ "000000013session41". www.bifilmfestival.com. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  5. ^ "प्रणाम". Navbharat Times (in Hindi). Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  6. ^ "Pranam is a throwback to the classical era: Sanjiv Jaiswal". outlookindia.com. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  7. ^ "Rajniesh to resume shoot in Lucknow". Hindustan Times. 6 October 2020. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  8. ^ Rajesh, Author: Srividya (9 October 2020). "Javed Pathan and Shaji Chaudhary join Rajniesh Duggal in the film Bagawat". IWMBuzz. Retrieved 19 October 2020. {{cite web}}: |first= has generic name (help)
  9. ^ "Vikram Gokhale to star in Baba Play's series 'Ambedkar The Legend'". Ahmedabad Mirror. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  10. ^ "ओटीटी प्लेटफॉर्म: बाबा प्ले की सीरीज आंबेडकर द लीजेंड में नजर आएंगे विक्रम गोखले". m.bhaskarhindi.com. Retrieved 11 December 2021.

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